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  American Arrested in Russian Airport for Allegedly Carrying Cannabis-Laced Marmalade Just Days After US-Russian Prisoner Swap: Reports

  A 28-year-old American has been detained in Russia after customs officials allegedly found cannabis-laced marmalade in his luggage, Russian media said Friday.

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  Dubai Locks Foreigner Up for Life for Carrying CBD Oil Used to Treat Chronic Pain from Rare Disease: 'Kevin Will Not Survive'

  Dubai's government has sentenced Maurice Kevin O'Rourke, a 64-year-old Canadian man, to life in prison after he was caught during an airport layover with CBD oil used to treat chronic pain caused by Addison's disease.

• Congressional Cannabis Caucus Working On Cannabis Legalization

  A Congressional Cannabis Caucus has been formed to work on legalizing cannabis with regulation. The caucus is joined by four lawmakers of different states.

• Medical Marijuana Dispensaries will be Legal on Broward County under New Law

  Legal medical marijuana dispensaries will be open in Broward County under new law passed on a local ordinance.

• Marijuana won’t cause lung cancer but can trigger heart attacks, bronchitis

  In a report released by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineer and Medicine, the common and unknown effects of marijuana use were reviewed.

• Marijuana sales from Colorado pot stores reach $270 million in 2016

  Marijuana sales from Colorado’s state-approved pot shops managed to reach $270 million in 2016 alone. Legalization of marijuana and other related products could generate billions in sales should it be pushed at a nationwide level.

• Missouri House Quashes Medical Marijuana Bill Straight For The Second Time In a Year

  Missouri House of Representative has rejected a bill on Wednesday on legalizing medical marijuana straight for the second time in a year. Supporters of medical marijuana are now campaigning to to legalize its use through constitutional amendment followed by a consensus poll expected to take place in November.

• Roadblocks still exist despite promising future for recreational marijuana

  The growing industry of recreational marijuana is projected to bring in billions of dollars. But certain government rules and regulations and the lack of financing tools have been seen as roadblocks for the industry to fully achieve its maximum potential.

• Oregon forefronts recreational marijuana cultivation and distribution

  The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has already given a number of licenses to marijuana growers in the state. Oregon is now seen as the front runner in the selling and dispensing of recreational cannabis.

• Alaska to provide provisions on marijuana consumption in retail stores

  Alaska is considering on providing guidelines regarding the consumption of marijuana in retail stores. The state will be considered the very first in the nation to allow such activities concerning cannabis.

• Veterans can now get medical marijuana; VA doctors can now recommend therapeutic cannabis to patients

  Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors are already allowed to recommend the use of medical marijuana to patients. Veterans can now have access to therapeutic cannabis.

• Mormon church against Madsen’s Utah marijuana bill

  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints opposes a bill sponsored by Sen. Mark Madsen that would make Utah the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana.

• Sisters of the Valley medical marijuana business in jeopardy; California law makes them illegal

  Cannabis-growing sisters in Merced are battling the law. This happened after the california state passed a law that regulates and even bans the growing, selling and using of marijuana products.

• Italy to legalize marijuana for medical use; New proposal allows cultivation at home

  Italy is on its way to legalizing marijuana for medical use, making it the largest European country to do so when the proposal completely pushes through. Other prohibitions and violations still apply though.

• US Federal Government Requests Supreme Court To Dismiss Case Filed Against Colorado Marijuana Law

  US President Barack Obama has ordered the Supreme Court to dismiss the case filed by Oklahoma and Nebraska against Colorado pot law. Although the federal government has waged war against cannabis, the present administration sees no argument in connection with state laws regarding legalizing marijuana.

• Oregon marijuana fans look to cash in on new law

  More than a thousand marijuana enthusiasts and entrepreneurs met in Oregon on Friday to swap samples, contacts and business tips in hopes of profiting from the state's new law allowing the recreational use of pot.

• Legal marijuana gets major test in Oregon, Alaska and D.C. ballots

  In a test for broader marijuana legalization efforts across the United States, voters in the U.S. capital and two West Coast states were casting ballots during national midterm elections on Tuesday to decide whether to legalize cannabis.

• To grow cheap marijuana, Italy calls in the army

  Italy legalised marijuana for medical use last year, but the high cost of buying legal pot in a pharmacy meant few people signed up. Now, the government has found a solution: get the army to grow it.